âGuys.â Kang Chul-In spoke. âIâll leave those dregs to you.â
Even he couldnât take care of all the âguardians of the nestâ at once.
âOf course, oppa.â
âThen will you give it to me once?â
âLeave it to me!â
âYou can let us handle it, your Majesty!â
The nuance of each reaction was different, but the unit all complied with Kang Chul-Inâs orders without any complaints. Cerebâs elimination would protect both Pangaea and the Earth. Each of their desires were different, but they could all only be possible when the world existed. They had to protect it. The world was the base of life. This fight was unavoidable for the sake of each of their dreams and desires!
At the same time that Cereb exuded intense brain waves,
-Keek?!
-Kyaaaaak!
-Kiiiii!
The guardians of the Agnaga began to run towards the unit.
Kang Chul-In smiled. âNow itâs one to one. Should we have a nice little chat?â
-Thatâs what I wanted, Kang Chul-In.
While the unit and the guardians of the Agnaga were fighting, the two who were connected by an ill fate stood opposite of one another. Kang Chul-In and Lee Gong-Myung. From the past that didnât exist anymore to now, the fate of the two were tied complicatedly.
Iâll be able to take care of everything today.
Kang Chul-In was satisfied with the situation. He thought things had worked out for the better. His target and long-time enemy were the same beings, so he had no reason to be complaining. He could turn his ambition into reality by eliminating Cereb and letting go of his grudge. How could he not be happy about it?
-Kang Chul-InâŠ
Cereb spoke up in a suppressed voice.
-Iâve been waiting for a long time⊠Alexâs enemy⊠revenge⊠I gave up being human to take revenge⊠but to think youâd come on your own two feetâŠ
âDo you think itâll be possible?â
-Of course.
Cereb was confident he would succeed.
-Today, you will be destroyed.
âReally?â
-Iâll put your head on Alexâs altar⊠Kang Chul-In.
âGo ahead.â Kang Chul-In was relaxed. âTry however many times you want.â
-Yes, thereâs no need for a long discussion between you and me.
Cereb didnât seem to plan on talking for too long either.
-Iâll kill you, Kang Chul-In!
Hundreds of tentacles shot out from Lee Gong-Myungâs body and began to squirm.
âHow creepy.â Kang Chul-In frowned. âIâm surprised you were brave enough to look like that.â
-How long will youâŠ
Just as he was finishing his thought, Kairforce and Mitra were swung at the speed of light.
Crunch, crunch! Tens of tentacles rolled on the floor and squirmed disgustingly on the floor.
âTheyâre pretty mild.â
-...!
âOctopus legs would be tougher than this. The butter-fried octopus rings they sell at theaters would be better than this.â
-WhatâŠ!
Lee Gong-Myung was shocked.
-N-No wayâŠ!
It was understandable. Lee Gong-Myungâs attacking tentacles were nearly invincible, more durable than cable wires. The tentacles were cut too easily. Lee Gong-Myung couldnât believe it.
âWhat, are you surprised?â Kang Chul-In spoke in a derisive tone. âYou werenât planning on hurting me with those dirty tentacles, right?â
-...
âI pray that you werenât. It would be extremely unpleasant.â He was speaking the truth. Kang Chul-In didnât like tentacles. Moreover, Lee Gong-Myung was homosexual, or gay. Being wrapped around by tentacles from a gay person? He would rather die after being hit at a critical point than experience something that uncomfortable.
Never.
He wasnât going to create an embarrassing moment that would go down in history. Right now, a complete victory was crucial. He couldnât allow Cereb to touch him in the slightest. For his mental health at the very leastâŠ
âIâll make sushi out of you, you squid-like bug bastard.â
As soon as he finished, he dashed at Lee Gong-Myung.
***
Meanwhile, at the same time.
âY-Your MajestyâŠ!â Kwak Jung quickly woke back up again after fainting.
âTactician Kwak!â
âA-Alfred⊠sirâŠâ
âPlease speak!â
âI-I have to tell⊠his Majesty.â
âHis Majesty?â
âHeâs⊠comingâŠâ
âPardon?â
âHeâs coming soon⊠thereâs not much time leftâŠâ
âW-What are you talking about?â
Alfred didnât understand a single word. No one wouldâve, in that position. There was no rhyme or reason to what Kwak Jung was saying. He was just listing short words, so it was impossible to interpret it.
âPlease be more detailed, Tactician Kwak! Only then will be able to tell his Majesty!â
âWrong⊠heâŠâ
â...?â
âMistake⊠not fixed⊠if he resurrectsâŠâ
âHuhâŠ!â
âNo⊠time⊠react⊠his resurrectionâŠâ
Alfred looked at Kwak Jung with pity.
âTactician Kwak⊠just what you do you want to say⊠what did you seeâŠâ
But he was sure of one thing. Kwak Jung was âwarningâ him.Something dangerous was coming, and Kang Chul-In had to be informed. That was what Kwak Jung was saying.
âYou have to⊠AlfredâŠâ
âYes, Tactician Kwak.â
âTell⊠His⊠MajestyâŠâ
âPlease hang in there a bit, Tactician Kwak.â Alfred encouraged Kwak Jung. âHis Majesty will come soon. If you can wait until thenâŠâ
âVampireâŠâ
â...?â
âThe vampire⊠made⊠meâŠâ
âW-What are you talking about?â
âForesight⊠vampire⊠so I can⊠speak ⊠foresightâŠâ
Kwak Jung gripped Alfredâs arm with a strength that wasnât imaginable for someone bedridden.
âTactician Kwak?â
âForesight⊠only human⊠I⊠vampire⊠tell⊠then...â
âJust whatâŠ!â
âBi⊠me⊠vampireâŠâ
Just then, Alfred came to a realization.
No way.
It sounded like Kwak Jung was telling Alfred to make him into a vampire. Foresight was a supernatural ability that only humans could use. To completely get rid of it, getting rid of oneâs humanity would do the trick. The moment that one became a vampire, the side effects that came with foresight would be taken care of as well.
But,
âI canât do that, Tactician Kwak.â Alfred shook his head. âThis old man must save you, not make you something not human.â
âImmediatelyâŠâ
âIâm sorry, Tactician Kwak.â Alfred shook his head firmly even with Kwak Jungâs desperate request. âTactician Kwak⊠you do not know⊠what a curse it is to live as a vampireâŠâ
âI still cannot.â Alfred was firm. âPlease bear it, Tactician Kwak.â
âPl⊠ease⊠hak⊠euh⊠uhhhhhâŠâ
âI promised his Majesty that Iâd return your health. This old man cannot disobey his Majestyâs orders and make you into a cursed being.â
âAaaaack!â
âI donât know what kind of warning youâre trying to say, but please deliver it to his Majesty when he comes himself.â
âA-Ack!â Kwak Jung struggled.
âWhewâŠâ Alfred turned away from Kwak Jung. âJust what is it, huhâŠ?â
He was frustrated because he couldnât tell what Kwak Jung was saying.
âPlease deliver it to his Majesty yourself, Tactician Kwak.â It was clear something big was going on, but Alfred wasnât going to make Kwak Jung a vampire. âNo matter how urgent it is, there are things you should and shouldnât do⊠huhu.â
He knew how pitiful the life of a vampire was better than anyone, so he couldnât heed Kwak Jungâs request.
âAack, aaaaaack!â Kwak Jungâs screams filled the room.
âPlease hold on just a bit, Tactician Kwak.â
Alfred just hoped that Kwak Jung could endure it a little bit more. Until how long? Until Kang Chul-In eliminated Cereb and returned.
***
Plop, plop, plop, plop! The guardians of the nest fell to the floor one by one.
âUgh⊠theyâre ridiculously strong.â Dorian grumbled. He was a mess.
âYeah, I know, right.â Hecate didnât look normal either.
âThey were strong.â
âTheyâre pretty good.â
Lucia and Han Ye-Sun added on. The guardians of the nest were extremely powerful. If they had come here one year ago, they mightâve diedâŠ
âKang Chul-Inâs almost done too.â Dorian muttered as he looked at Kang Chul-In and Lee Gong-Myungâs fight.
âThatâs Kang Chul-In for you.â
Dorian, who was pretty strong too, could see how intense the battle was. Their fight wasnât just one between swords and tentacles. Each strike held energy that could destroy their bodies at once. It wasnât a fancy fight, but the dangers in it were beyond oneâs imagination.
But that fight was almost at its end.
Pewk! Kaiforce dug into the center of Lee Gong-Myung, Cereb's, large brain.
âItâs the end, Lee Gong-Myung.â
-...!
âYour will⊠oh, never mind.â Kang Chul-In shook his head. âI donât have a reason to listen to your will. Donât worry about what I have to say and just die.â
-K, Kang Chul-InâŠ!
âYou may feel wronged, but thatâs not my problem.â He whipped out the whirlwind from the magic sword Kaifroce. Mana spun around fiercely.
-N-No! M-My revenge⊠Alexâs revenge⊠Kang Chul-In⊠I canât be killed by you⊠never⊠I canât dieâŠ!
âThen donât.â
-...!
âDonât die, and endure it.â Kang Chul-In was cruel. âTry to endure it.â
At the same time, a large storm swirled down Kaiforce and began to whirl around in Lee Gong-Myungâs brain.
-K-KuuukâŠ!
Lee Gong-Myung shouted in pain.
-Ka, kaaaaaaaack!
No one wouldâve been able to endure it if a storm whirled around inside their brain.
P-Pop! The surface of his brain began to explode like pus.
-Kang Chul-Innnnnn! Kek, kuuuuuukâŠ!
âYou can take revenge in your dreams.â
-H-Huk!
âAlright, then I hope you have a nice time in hell with Alex Rothschild. Although, I donât know if Rothschild will accept you.â
That was the end. Kang Chul-In put all the mana he had in Kaiforce, and the mega vortex in Lee Gong-Myungâs head became so large that it was like a typhoon.
-Keeek!
Lee Gong-Myung shouted his final scream.
âLetâs go.â Kang Chul-In quickly led his party away. âIf we stay here any longer, weâll be drenched with his brain fluids.â
The party rushed after Kang Chul-In to get out of the cave. No one looked back. They didnât want to be covered in the brain fluids of an alien bug.
-Where are you going? Where are you going, Kang Chul-Iiiiiiiin!
Lee Gong-Myung screamed.
-I, I must take my revengeâŠ! You canât return aliveâŠ
But, Lee Gong-Myung couldnât endure.
Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pooooop!
Hwiiiiiii! With the sound of wind spinning around, Lee Gong-Myungâs brain that was thousands of kilograms exploded.
But that wasnât the end of it. The mega vortex didnât stop. The nest began to come crumbling down.
âRun!â Kang Chul-In shouted.
âLetâs go together, Oppa!â Han Ye-Sun followed Kang Chul-In at a scary pace.
âWoohoo! Letâs run, run! Hahaha~!â Dorian laughed maniacally. It seemed he was feeling the thrill of the moment.
âHey, you crazy bastard. What are you laughing about?â Hecate grumbled at him.
âYour Majesty! We have to get out quickly!â Lucia just worried about Kang Chul-In, like always.
***
Meanwhile...
âHmmm⊠not yet?â Desdemona started at the status window in front of her. âRight about nowâŠâ
It was then...
Rank 2 - Overlord Lee Ji-Tae, dead!
The notification she had been waiting for finally popped up.
[Total ranking]
Rank 1- Supreme King of the West Kang Chul-In (most likely to become emperor!)
â¶Required Lord Points to become emperor: 10,000 P
Rank 2- Overlord Lee Chae-Rin
Rank 3- Overlord Hecate
Rank 4- Overlord Dorian Explorer
â»The remaining Overlords have passed away!
âGood.â Desdemona nodded. âThat dirty virus is gone now. Alright, shall I get started?â
With Cereb eliminated, it was now possible to force the stop of the ranking system. It was time to make Kang Chul-In the final winner, the emperor!
â...ۧÙÙÙŰŻ ۧÙŰŻÙÙÙâ She began to recite a spell.
***
Kang Chul-Inâs party put the toppling Shatyameba territory behind them.
âWhew⊠we almost died.â Dorian sighed in relief. âWell, we wouldnât have died anywayâŠâ
Suddenly,
[Total ranking, 10 seconds until finished!]
A notification that Dorian could only consider strange popped up.
âT-Total ranking finished? Whatâs this? Is this a system error?â
âNo.â Kang Chul-In shook his head. âItâs not a system error.â
âI-Itâs not?â
âItâs a forced stop.â
âForced⊠stop? Whatâs that?â
âIt...â
â...?â
âIt means that Iâll become emperor.â
âE-Emperor?â
âWait for it.â
Kang Chul-In grinned.
[9, 8, 7, 6âŠ]
The countdown began.
[5, 4, 3, 2, 1⊠0!]
[Total ranking, finished! With the forced stop of the total ranking, the final winner will be chosen based on the current ranking!]
Kang Chul-In closed his eyes. I am the final victor. It was a desire he had for a long time. The dream he had before regressing, becoming emperor! That great ambition was becoming reality.
[The final victor of the total ranking will be announced!]
[3, 2, 1!]
[The final victor is... the one ranked first currently, the Supreme King of the West Kang Chul-In!]
As soon as the notification popped up, flash! A golden ray of light fell from the sky and swallowed Kang Chul-In.
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